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Show ,v Jaris ftavors 'the Dresof'Two Materials "Women dffdsliiohrare, 'today, greatly great-ly interdsted jin th'e "twb 'material" drestfds. Has 'riot 'Pails sanctioned ' Uliem and 'put 'forth sOmo o her best efforts in the fashioning of 'new lvdr-ions'of lvdr-ions'of them 'for the coming season? 'No, it'is'not ohly thb economical wo-'man wo-'man with an eye to making over her last winter's dress who looks with ap- v proval on 'this style. To be sure, she may take advantage of it, for this fashion holds great possibilities for 'her; 'but, needless to 'say it was not originally planned for her. Combinations of material are used in dresses of widely different charac-" ter; quite as often in the one-piece frock for street as in the dress re-'quired re-'quired for more formal wear. Of the first type is the smart dress of cloth and satin. There is a suggestion of the military influence in this dress, 'too, which accounts for a part of its charm, as things military are still a sourco of inspiration to fashion designers. de-signers. Perhaps it is the orderly row of buttons placed straight down the front, perhaps it is the four pockets with rounded laps, or yet it may be the shoulder -cape, or all of these to- gether, that give the soldierly tinge to this dress. One can readily imagine the design devloped in satin and serge, velvet and cloth, velvet and satin, or any one of these materials in two tones. A light and a danc shade of ; ""gray silk have been used very suc cessfully by Parisian designers in such a dress as this. They have even combined two different colors such as tan and brown, dark green and gray, and mahogany and gray. But the amateur should beware of combing comb-ing in two colors tmless they are In perfect harmony, for the result may be vastly different from what the hands of an experienced combiner of colors would produce. In dresses lfor formal wear, one v sees other combinations. A white ' Georgette crepe blouse in Russian style was combined with a black satin i Bklrt and the blouse was edged with a wide band of black satin. There vwas a shoulder cape of white Georgette edged with fur, which trim-j trim-j ming also finished the long sleeves. Another dress seen had a blouse of Copenhagen blue chiffon, also in Russian Rus-sian style, worn over a skirl of blue velvet the same shade. Fur edged the blouse. Another detail of fashion Which is making a strong appeal to the well-dressed well-dressed woman is the use of colored embroidery as a dress trimming. An j example is shown on a one-piece dress with cartridge belt. Many 6f these ' -,' - dresses are Been id ark blue or black i serge or satin with gray wool embroidery. em-broidery. In some, the hem of the skirt is further decorated with a wool fringe mat6hing the embroidery and ' hanging from the lower edge. Other embrbidery designs are carried out in Bulgarian colors in wool or silk, or in steel thread and alsb in gold thread. The two latter" are especially $ffctive on dark gfeen, navy blue or black. A fashibnable woman does not con- sider Iter cbtiune dbmple'te today without a dainty fancy handbag, wlildhhe ddngles 'from, a- ldrife ilJb'on or cord. Sonietimes it takes the form of the ofd-'fashioned reticule G-rahdmdfhdr used to wear hanging from her belt. In tills instance 'the bag is almost always made rfrom the same material as the dress. 'But there are numerous other 'forms and shapes of this important accessory, which, if it dods ntit exadtly match the costume should, in any event, 'harmonize with it, 'Some very attractive ones are of black Ve'lvet with stedl beads or of moire with colored beads, and some fluffy little dreations are entirely of ruffles of ribbon. In crtidhetetl bags there is quite an attractive new style worked in various bright Colors forming solid rows that go round and round. The bags are roiind, and 'longer than they are wide. The top is drawn together on a cord run through rings, and the bottom is finished with a long tassel. In velvet vel-vet and silk bags there are a number of odd, Irregular shapes as well as oval and round ones. |
